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Dave Mehling reviewed
Dave Mehling How Do I Make You Lonesome? (self-released) Minnesota singer-songwriter teeters on the brink for a tension-filled debut.
Two Loons For Tea
Two Loons For Tea Nine Lucid Dreams (Sarathan) Third album from Seattle duo edges in on the adult contemporary wing of trip-hop currently inhabited by Morcheeba, Sia, and Zero 7.
Monte Negro reviewed
Monte Negro Cicatrix (Feed The Hungry) Bilingual Los Angelinos move more spiritedly away from Latino alt-rock into the broader, blander realm of mainstream American rock.
Black Before Red reviewed
Black Before Red Belgrave To Kings Circle (I Eat) Austin house band finally get a lineup together for their first album, a pastoral, indie ode to The Kinks and The Shins.
Joe Satriani revisited
Joe Satriani Surfing With The Alien: Legacy Edition (Epic/Legacy) How appropriate the week Van Halen announce their shaky reunion does another aging guitar hero come to town with the intent of revisiting his past. Appearing: Thursday, August 16th at House Of Blues in Chicago
T.I. reviewed
T.I. T.I. Vs. T.I.P. (Atlantic/Grand Hustle) 2006’s best-selling rapper revives a concept from his second album, pitting the alleged two sides of his personality against each other in an appropriately half-baked affair.
The Kingston Trio reviewed
The Kingston Trio Nick, Bob & John: The Final Concert (Collector’s Choice) This single CD captures the final concert of the second version of The Kingston Trio, one of the most successful folk groups of all time.
Bottom Of The Hudson reviewed
Bottom Of The Hudson Fantastic Hawk (Absolutely Kosher) The long-awaited follow-up to the Holiday Machine EP finds Bottom Of The Hudson testing out this whole “band” thing.
The Ghost Is Dancing reviewed
The Ghost Is Dancing The Darkest Spark (Sonic Unyon) Exuberant indie rock, like I Am Barcelona invading Conor Oberst’s practice space with the Clap Hands kids, is what makes this ghost dance.
Great Lakes Myth Society reviewed
Great Lakes Myth Society Compass Rose Bouquet (Quack) Nobody’s complaining, but with the purging of the Old Town School vaults, a separate Folksongs Of Illinois collection, and Sufjan Stevens’ treatises on Illinois and Michigan, the region might be overexposed. Appearing: July 27th at Martyrs’ in Chicago.
Billy Bob Thornton reviewed
Billy Bob Thornton Beautiful Door (New Door) The actor’s fourth album in six years is yet another country-roots affair, the sound of a beat-up LTD cruising an empty highway.
Back Door Slam reviewed
Back Door Slam Roll Away (Blix Street) Close your eyes and pop in Roll Away — maybe reverse that order or you may be at it awhile — and you’ll hear a band sounding much older than it is (perhaps by 20 years). Appearing: July 20th at the World’s Largest Block Party at Old St. […]
Mirah reviewed
Mirah Share This Place: Stories And Observations (K) Mirah Zeitlyn remains traditional on her fifth album, in that she’s still with Calvin Johnson’s K Records and lists close-friend Phil Elverum in the liners. Yet her choice to go deep underground could startle even her closest Olympia-scene compatriots. Appearing: July 17th at Logan Square Auditorium in […]
The Aliens reviewed
The Aliens Astronomy For Dogs (Astralwerks) Despite the wonder contained on their first album (technically a compilation of EPs), The Beta Band can be viewed as a failure. By intentionally throwing fans off their scent, they were never able to refocus in time for people to really start caring again. Which makes Astralwerks’ decision to […]
Gogol Bordello reviewed
Gogol Bordello Super Taranta! (Side One Dummy) Gogol Bordello are to East-European folk what The Tossers are to Irish music, only now they’re caught in a time warp. Appearing: July 15th at Vic Theatre in Chicago.
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